Maiden win slips through McIlroy's grasp
Rory McIlroy lost the Omega European Masters in Switzerland in devastating fashion today.
After missing a five-foot putt to win in regulation play the 19-year-old Irishman, trying to become the third-youngest winner in European Tour history, then missed again from only about 18 inches at the second play-off hole.
It left France’s Jean-Francois Lucquin with two putts to win from 12 feet, but he needed only one of them for his first Tour victory in 175 attempts.
McIlroy started the final day four clear, but after bogeys on the second and third suddenly found himself one behind.
At one point he was down to fourth, but back he came and a 20-foot birdie putt on the long 15th took him into the lead again.
After pars on the next two he went over the back of the final green, chipped five feet past and missed it. Worse was to come, though.
